## ## ## ## |Objectiv|e|s and|Activ|iti|es|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||soap nafewsae|| |Summary|ofthe purposes|||of||Ballet Soul exists for the advancement| |the charity||as set out|in ils|||ofculture
&performing
arts by| |governing|document|||||developing
& performing
publicly dance| |||||||and ballet at the highest levels &| |||||||making these accessible to audiences| |||||||not all ofwhom
will be already
familiar| |||||||with such performing
arts, the provision| |||||||ofopportunities
for the education
&| |||||||training ofballet performers
particularly| |||||||those newly
qualified
&from non-| |||||||traditional
ba
rounds.| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation tothose
purposes forthe public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activkiss,
pro)acts oi
services identified
in the
accounts.|||||Para 1.17and
119|During this reporting
period the charity
has devehped
and then performed
a
programme
ofdance —Othello 21—
; which involved
commissioning
new
choreography,
and music using grant
funding
from Arts Council (England)
'ACE' paid in two trenches. This| |||||||development,
production
and| |||||||performance
work took place also in a| |||||||period affected substantially
by the| |||||||Covid-19 pandemic.
Consequently,
the| |||||||performance
elements
ofthe work were| |||||||recorded
live and then used
fn a Film| |||||||format
a reed with ACE.| |Statement||confirmirig|||asia 1.18|Baliet Soul's trustees have had regard to| |whether the trustees|||have|||the Charity Commission
guidance
on public| |had regard||to the guidance||||benefit: 'The public benefit requirement'| |issued by|the Charity|||||iPBi) pubfished
September 2013 in the| |Commission||on public||||course ofthe charity's
operaUons
over the| |benefit||||||re ortin
riod.| |||||||During
this reporting
period the chanty| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||has been engaged
upon creating,| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe
charity,
identifying
the
difference the charity's
work has made ta the
circumstances
ofits|||||pars f20|developing
and performing
a major new
work —Othello21
with a score by Julian
Joseph. As part ofthe arrangement
with
the Arts Council England,
given the
eff'acts of lockdowns
and the inability to
mount the production
in live venues the| |beneficiaries
and any wider
benents to society ss a||||||performance
was live-Rimed
on location
around
London and then streamed
free| |whole.||||||on numerous
accessibks platforms| |||||||including
via the charity's
own website.| |||||||htt
s://www. balletsoul. or .uk/othello21| |||||||The new work gives Shakespeare's| |||||||brutal and gripping
tragedy an edgy and| |||||||evocative
reimagining,
with a dazzling| |||||||original score by Brkish jazz legend| |||||||Julian Joseph.| |||||||This Rim version
received nominations| |||||||for awards at irrtemational
festivals| |||||||including
Semi Finalist at the Around| |||||||International
Film Festival - Berlin| |||||||International
Awards 2021,| |||||||In addition to the work itself the charity| |||||||also produced a documentary
Rim about| |||||||the creabon ofthe work and the| |||||||emergence ofthe dancers from| |||||||iockdown back into the rehearsal space| |||||||and ultimately
into performance.| |||||||htt
s://www. b le
o
I.
r .uk/makin-| |||||||othello21| |||||||The charity delivered
on its wider public| |||||||benefit ethos by ensuring
that high| |||||||quality,
innovative
new dance was| |||||||performed
and available toa wider| |||||||audience than traditions
i ballet and| |||||||dance audiences
despite the restrictions| |||||||ofCovid-1 9.Italso delivered
on its other| |||||||stated objective of providing| |||||||opportunities
for young ballet and| |||||||, modern dance performers
ta have the| |||||||,:opportunity
totake kiading roles in a
I newly commissioned
production
ofhigh
artistic value, particularly
increasing| |||||||opportunities
for those from under-
'| |||||||rs resented and mino
bac
rounds.| |Achievements
against
objectives set|Achievements
against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Artistic Director adjusted the original
objectives set for this first 16months
of
operation to account for the absenoe af| |---|---|---|---| ||||performance
spaces and the restrictions| ||||placed upon both rehearsal
and then
, performance.
Against this backdrop
the| ||||Board are satisfied that the charity| ||||delivered
its objective ofsecuring
funding| ||||(from ACE and Landon Borough of| ||||Wandsworth)
for initiating,
then developing| ||||a major new work which wss then| ||||performed
in safe outdoor environments| ||||and filmed. That film afthe production
was| ||||then made freely available
and, as an| ||||additional
resource, the documentary
was| ||||also filmed, which provides
bath an| ||||educational as well as public entertainment| ||||resaul'ce.| ||||The Board is grateful totrustee and artistic| ||||director, Ben Love, for leading this major| ||||programme
ofwork during what can only| ||||be described as a very challenging
'| ||||environment
forthe start of the cha| ||||Fundraising
was, as agreed
by the Board| ||||for this first stage of growth
and| |Performance
offundrsising
acbvities against objectives
set||Para 1,41|consolidation,
limited to grant funding
from
ACE snd other sources. Unfortunately,
these other sources were limited
durIng this
first reporting
period but the Board are| ||||grateful to London borough ofWandsworth
for their support atso, In addition, ihe Board| ||||thanks Lanterns
Studio Theatre,
David Lee,| ||||Ben Socrates and Carta Kinghsm
fortheir| ||||hei
and assistance.| ||||Nat applicable —all income (grants)| |investment
performance
age Inst objectives||Para 1.41|received was expended
on delivering
the
outputs
and objectives.| ||||The Board were very pleased to be able to| |Other|||provide the rehearsal,
development
and
performance
experience to the range af
i dancers that Ballet Soul worked with over| ||||' this reporting
period - in particular those
taking raise in Othello 21: Brendan Lee| ||||Sears; Daiana Andres;
Melody Tamiz;| ||||Isaac-Lee Baker, Jordan Ajsdl; Mattia Bala;| ||||and Sophie Chinner.| ||||As regards the educational
elemerrt af| ||||Ballet Soul's objectives, our mission| ||||remairis "to educate, teach, energise and| ||||inspire young people, exposing them to the
joys and the power ofdance."| ||||Given the constraints
ofthe past 16 months| ||||Ballet Soul created avideo tutorial
on| ||||YouTube sa individuals
could join in at| ||||homel Com
n
member So hie took| |viewers through a full body warm|up|arid| |---|---|---| |some Ballet Soul chomography
to try.||| |Ballet Soul is proud to be continuing||to| |build a relationship
with the Royal|Academy|| |of Dance to develop and deliver||| |prograrnmes
for young people of|all|ages.| ## |Review|ofthe|ofthe|ofthe|ofthe|charity's|charity's|charity's||||Para 1.2'I|The charity is currently
in the process of|The charity is currently
in the process of| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |financial||position||||at the|||end|||applying
for further grant funding
to|deliver| |ofthe period||||||||||||live performances
ofOthello 21 and|to| |||||||||||||develop a longer term programma
of|| |||||||||||||education
and productions.
The grant|| |||||||||||||funding
made
in this reporting
period for|| |||||||||||||development
and production
wcrk and|| |||||||||||||education
has been ful
ex
nded.|| |Statement|||explaining|||||the|||Para 122|No reserves
currently
held. Poticy to be|| |policy for holding||||||reserves||||||adopted for when the charity is in a|position| |statin|wh|||the||are held||||||to a
uire and hold reserves.|| |Amount||of|reserves held||||||||Para 122|Nil|| |Reasons||for holding zero|||||||||Para 122|Currently
no need as there are no|| |reserves||||||||||||outgoings
or other risks needing
to|be| |||||||||||||covered
by reserves. Previous grant|| |||||||||||||funding
from ACE and Wandsworth|| |||||||||||||anticipated
complete expenditure
on the|| |||||||||||||Othello 21
oduction|| |Details|offund materially|||||||||ln|Pare 1.24||| |defiat|||||||||||||| |Explanation||||ofany|||||||Para 1.23|The uncertainties
concern, as always, the|| |uncertainties|||||about the|||||||risks offailing to secure sufficient Arts|| |charity|contrnuing||||||as a|||||Council or other grant funding.
The|charity| |going concern||||||||||||is prudently
operated at present on|an| |||||||||||||individual
development/production
basis so|| |||||||||||||there are no o
oi
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such|as the| |||||||||||||artistic director and individual
Board|| |||||||||||||Members|| |||||||||||||Safeguarding
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